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About Epoch AI
Epoch AI is a research nonprofit that publishes datasets on AI compute, hardware and investment and runs independent evaluations of new models for researchers, policymakers and the public. One of its nine openings is security work: a Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Benchmarks, in the AI Benchmarking Hub, who builds and owns benchmarks of how capable frontier models are at cybersecurity, secures the evaluation environments against AI escape and uses threat modelling to shape evaluation strategy. The role is fully remote.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at Epoch AI.
Epoch AI security openings
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Working at Epoch AI
Epoch AI began in 2021 as a volunteer group, was formally founded in 2022 and is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit; its benchmarks include FrontierMath. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at Epoch AI, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Salaried research engineering role at a nonprofit, fully remote.
This position is remote, and the posting names no country or region for it.
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Salaries at Epoch AI
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
A wide band is published for the role: $150,000 to $350,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Epoch AI, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 1 | $150k–$350k/yr1 rate | $350k/yr |
Specialties Epoch AI hires in
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Epoch AI: common questions
What salary does Epoch AI offer security staff?
Stated per posting. A wide band is published for the role: $150,000 to $350,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Epoch AI?
Epoch AI began in 2021 as a volunteer group, was formally founded in 2022 and is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit; its benchmarks include FrontierMath.
What is it like to work in security at Epoch AI?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As an AI lab, it is building security around models, research data and large compute clusters.
What kind of employment are Epoch AI's security roles?
Salaried research engineering role at a nonprofit, fully remote.
Where are Epoch AI's security jobs based?
This position is remote, and the posting names no country or region for it.
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